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Microsoft Access is a database management system from Microsoft that combines the relational Microsoft Jet Database Engine with a graphical user interface and software-development tools.
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| Deployment Types | On-premise |
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| Operating Systems | Windows |
| Mobile Application | No |
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Microsoft Access is a database management system from Microsoft that combines the relational Microsoft Jet Database Engine with a graphical user interface and software-development tools.
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Reviewers rate Usability highest, with a score of 10.
The most common users of Microsoft Access are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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January 03, 2020
Microsoft Access Positive Aspects
Score 10 out of 10
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Microsoft Access is being used only by a department of the company, which is responsible for working with the information databases. It has not presented problems.
The grouping of data in an organized way adapts to the company designed a set of real strategies aimed at improving the profitability of the company. To date, the results have been positive because since they agreed it was implemented, the company's profit has improved. Microsoft Access adapts well in departments where databases do not have much content, or where we do not have to have completed programs or require working with many variables. It is a program that has all the work tools required by the organization to function properly and fulfill the planned tasks.
The grouping of data in an organized way adapts to the company designed a set of real strategies aimed at improving the profitability of the company. To date, the results have been positive because since they agreed it was implemented, the company's profit has improved. Microsoft Access adapts well in departments where databases do not have much content, or where we do not have to have completed programs or require working with many variables. It is a program that has all the work tools required by the organization to function properly and fulfill the planned tasks.
- Ability to manage all information
- Tables to store data
- Consult to search and retrieve only the data you need
- Forms to view, add and update or analyze the internet data
- Volume of data or users
- Among its biggest drawbacks are that it is not multiplatform
- The access databases work very well with many of the programs for Windows-based software development. You can also use your tables in products such as Microsoft SQL Server and in others not based on Microsoft such as Oracle and Sybase.
- Easy to install and use: To create access databases, just install Microsoft Access and this is something that any database administrator can do in just a few minutes, leaving a fully functional relational database management system. Like many other Microsoft applications, Access contains wizards that guide you through every step of the way. The user interface is intuitive, speeding up data recovery.
- It can be placed online: Although it still has limitations on the number of users with simultaneous connection, when there is a need for remote users, it can give full control and functionality to an access database so that teleworking can become a viable option for database administrators.
You save money: Microsoft Access is hundreds of dollars cheaper than other larger systems; offering similar functionalities and usage.
It is a program that has all the work tools that the organization requires to function properly and fulfill the planned tasks.
In the company it is necessary to continuously import data to perform the respective data analysis for decision making, and access offers an easy-to-use and pleasant option that matters without difficulty.
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1. Access, fast and simple storing, managing and sharing data. The interface of Access, Microsoft Office Fluent, is designed so that any user without specialized knowledge of databases, can work professionally. Many times the information we handle has to transcend our local hard drive to be shared with other users, a task for which Access is specifically designed to solve very easily its connection with Microsoft Office SharePoint, being able to easily share files, perform audits and consultations , or backup copies.
2. Start quickly using predesigned solutions. Access comes with a complete library of predesigned solutions that will allow us to track the immediate information, without the need to design the forms and reports, valuable Access tools. Once we have gained access to Access, we can modify these templates and create our own. The learning process is natural and brings great benefits.
3. Different formats of the same report for different recipients. Access allows us to present information in very different and personalized ways, an advantage from which we will derive much benefit when we want to present a group of data in different ways for different recipients. The possibilities here are very broad, which guarantees that it will meet practically the total of our needs.
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Make your data more attractive, Having advanced knowledge of Excel can help you make more powerful spreadsheets and one of its most important features is the creation of graphics to visualize information in a simple but attractive way, with Power Graphics.
Solves complex problems. A data analyst has so much information available that they have an unprecedented ability to solve even the most demanding challenges. Mixing tools such as Power BI, Excel Power Add-ons, Macros and advanced functions in Excel can help you obtain the information and reports needed to make simpler decisions in a short time.
Learn advanced techniques. Even if you have basic knowledge of Microsoft data services, a tool like Access can teach you the best practices for data management and the basics of managing a database to be more efficient.
Solves complex problems. A data analyst has so much information available that they have an unprecedented ability to solve even the most demanding challenges. Mixing tools such as Power BI, Excel Power Add-ons, Macros and advanced functions in Excel can help you obtain the information and reports needed to make simpler decisions in a short time.
Learn advanced techniques. Even if you have basic knowledge of Microsoft data services, a tool like Access can teach you the best practices for data management and the basics of managing a database to be more efficient.
- Use Access forms with Excel data.
- Reason Filtering, sorting and queries in Access are similar to Excel. 3. Perform a mail merge or create labels
- Perform a mail merge or create labels
- Anticipate that many users will work in the database and want robust options that securely handle data updates, such as record locking and conflict resolution.
- Anticipate the need to add more tables to a data set that originated as a flat or non-relational table.
- Want to execute complex queries.
- Want to create different reports or postal labels.
- Create a database using a template
- Create a database without using a template
- Copy the data from another source into an Access table
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- Product Usability
They work very well with many of the Windows-based software development programs
I would evaluate the application and the importance of it
- Implemented in-house
No
Change management was a small part of the implementation and was well-handled
That it is an easy-to-use and important tool for a company, since databases are managed
- there were no problems during the implementation
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The Online Technical Support Service can help you resolve, by remote and real-time control, any questions or problems related to the routine use of any electronic device without having to move from home or office.
- Capture, management, communication of data in a professional manner and for the administration of databases
- It provides a series of easily accessible work tools that staff can quickly understand their tools
- Organization of the information, homologation of the information for the analysis of data necessary for the decisions that facilitate the growth and development of the company.
- Microsoft access does not adapt well in organizations that require the handling of large information content or where many variables have to be included, or large companies that require continuous results management.
- I believe that they can extend the option of the amount of user allowed so that large organizations can use it.
- Microsoft access is not the best database tool for immediate use but for long-term jobs.
May 21, 2018
Access to organize the data
Score 7 out of 10
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Microsoft Access is used in the company as a database to manage the information we use, and any of our consultants can refer to tables, queries, forms, and reports simultaneously. It has a user-friendly interface and we can migrate the data from Excel to Access. You can create an Access table and show it in the Data Sheet view (which looks like an Excel spreadsheet).
- You can make many Tables to store data
- Forms to view, add and update the data in the tables
- You can store the data once in a table and view it from several places
- I can consult for and recover the data that only I need
- Access works with Visual Basic so that applications can offer greater functionality
- Has a great competence of databases
- Has very little capacity, should expand more
- If your database needs to be protected by extensive database security protocols, then Access may not be the best option
- It limits the options to choose and use the data since all the information in your database is saved in a single file
- Has a limit of users, which does not work very well or for large companies
- Microsoft Access is an effective system for data management but It is not a multiplatform.
- It's fast and simple for storing, managing and sharing data
- For large databases (in terms of volume of data or users) it is advisable to use other systems such as My SQL or Microsoft SQL Server, and VBA code (Visual Basic for Applications)
- Does not create a real compile
We selected Microsoft Access for its lower price and because it is easy to use for any user. Previously in the company, because we were small, Excel was used and I can migrate my data from Excel to Access in a fast and simple way. Besides that, it has organized information that was previously a bit messy and it has a friendly interface.
- Data migration
- Relating the tables
- You can create a variety of reports in Access, ranging from the simplest to the most complex
- You need to work with values ​​that are not directly in the data
January 30, 2018
Good Data Management Tool
I started my responsibilities in this present company with my work on Microsoft Access. We use it as a database tool, to store all the project information, and sorted into different categories. Someone has done the set-up earlier, and I was the one to load all the information into Access over the past years from 2000 to 2015. It is updated every once in a while, and everyone in the company, use it as a reference database.
- Stores vast amount of data
- Filtering, sorting is easy
- Copying to excel without losing any format is a plus
- It can be made more User-friendly
- Some help tutorials will help to elaborate on all features
- It was a time-consuming activity, we had to invest a lot of time. But after once it is done, it is there forever.
- All our Engineers use this reference data time to time, and it is a good ROI
- Our investment is mainly time.
- MS Excel and MySQL
Microsoft Access is a good data management tool. and it excels in that area, which is what we needed the most. It was simple to use and easy to learn. Database management can be done with multiple users in Access. And we can have reports for data summaries, or for any specific purpose.
- Data Entry
- Adding Fields or Columns
- Adding another Sheet
- Using the database for different categories of Products
- Hiding and Un-hiding fields was not difficult but consumed time, when changing categories
July 08, 2014
MS Access Review
I am the only one at my organization who uses MS Access. I export information from multiple platforms and import it into Access to generate reports and statistical data.
- I love the queries. I use SQL to create detailed queries but then I also use the query wizard when it's a quick query that I need to create. The queries allow me to combine and clean data from multiple sources to produce clean reports
- I have set up reports to provide me with data that I need on a regular basis. The reports are easy to create and the "Help" feature is so helpful with any questions you may need.
- Tables are very easy to import and you can import different types of data. I have also set up procedures where I can just click a button to have data import and then queries ran.
- In my experience of working with MS Access, I do not have any suggestions at this time. It works very well for me.
- MS Access increases my efficiency. I am able to generate reports & obtain information much faster using MS Access than my predecessor who used to use Excel.
None. I have been using Access for many years and know that it serves my needs.
- Importing is very easy to use. It's very simple to import an Excel spreadsheet, even if it's in a workbook with multiple spreadsheets
- Queries are easy to set up. A person who isn't very familiar with Access can use the Query Wizard
- Access Help is great. There are many times that I've had to refer to the help section and each time I've found what I needed. It may have taken a little digging but you will find what you're looking for.
- I don't find any functions difficult, probably because I've been working with Access for a while. In addition to that, with the organization that I'm currently working with, I don't use Access as indepth as I did with my previous organization.